Crochet hand bag



Jan. 22,1946. L K ROT'KEL y 2,393,268

CROCHET HANDBAG Filed June 17, 1943 lN V EN TOR.

Patented Jan. 22, 1946 UNITED STATES PATE-.N T OFFICE CROCHET HAND BAG4Lilly Kertsz Rotkel, New York, N. Y. Application .lune v17, 194,3,Serial No. l191..-11/6 (C1. '6eivm 3"Claims.

This invention relates to new 'and useful improvements in a crochetedhandbag.

:More particularly, lthe invention yproposes the .construction of 'ahandbag as mentioned which is characterized bya :bag-like outerlayeruhaving .an fopen top, and said y'outer layer comprising aplurality of 'small crocheted .pieces stitched together alongv adjacentedges.

The invention also contemplates Vprovidingtli'e new crocheted handbagwith a lining within said bag-like outer layer. A fastener is alsoproposed for closing said open top.

The invention proposes numerous modied forms embodying the broadconcepts thereof. It is proposed that some of these forms distinguishfrom each other in the shape of the small crocheted pieces used forconstructing the outer layer. It is proposed that the small pieces besquare, hexagonal, trapezoidal, or other shapes.

The invention also contemplates several ways for yieldingly connectingthe crocheted pieces together, which will permit the individual smallcrocheted pieces to retain their shapes without distorting theiroriginal forms.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure-Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a crocheted handbag constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear elevational View of a portion of the outerlayer of the handbag.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 4 but disclosing a modifiedconstruction.

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Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View similar to Fig. 4

but disclosing another modified construction.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed view to show the way adjacentedge portions of the crocheted pieces are stitched together.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 7 but disclosing the use ofcrochet stitches for securing adjacent edges of the crocheted piecestogether.

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view taken on 'the une 9 9 of Fig. s.

Fig. 10 is a schematic front elevational view looking in the directionof the line IIJ-I0 of Fig. 9 and showing the crochet stitches for secur-.ing adjacent crocheted pieces in full lines, and

schematically showing the adjacent crocheted ypieces in -dot and dashlines.

The crocheted handbag, in accordance with the form of theinventiondisclosed in Figs.' 1 to 4,

vincludes-a bag-like outer layer I0 having an open top II. A lining I2is disposed within said outer .layer II). A fastener I3 :is provided forclosing the open top I I. The sai'd outer layer Ill is formed from aplurality of small vcrocheted pieces I4 stitched together along adjacentedges.

Said crochet pieces are preferably made of a single gimpe started at thecenter of the design and completed without removing the crochet hook andby pulling the starting and finishing ends of the gimpe into thecrocheted loops. These crocheted pieces I4 keep their actual originalforms and will not be distorted even after considerable Wear.

The crocheted pieces I4 are square. They are secured together alongadjacent edges by a thread I5 passing back and forth between points onthe adjacent edges. The details of the crocheting have been illustratedmerely in the upper left hand corner of the bag, but it should be clearthat the crocheting appears throughout the entire compass of the outerlayer. By omitting the crocheting it is possible to readily comprehendthe fact that the outer layer is formed from adjacent square pieces I4which are secured to- -gether by the stitches I5.

The fastener I3 is in the nature of a slide fastener. A loop I6 isattached to the upper left hand corner of the bag. This loop consists ofa crocheted square piece I'I which acts in the nature of a handle forthe bag.

In Fig. 5 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed whichdistinguishes from the prior form in that it indicates that the outerlayer of the bag may be formed from hexagonally shaped pieces I4. Thesepieces are secured together along adjacent edges by the thread I5.

In Fig.I 6 another modied form of the invention is disclosed in whichtrapezoidal pieces I4 are illustrated secured together along adjacentedges by the stitches I5.

In Figs. 8-10 another embodiment of the invention has been disclosed inwhich a pair of adjacent pieces I 4 are shown secured together in anovel way with crocheted stitches I5'. In forming the securing stitches,the needle` is inserted in the last formed loop 20 and through one ofthe adjacent edge loops of element I4 on which loop `2Il-is superposed,and then through an edge loop of the adjacent piece I4. The needle isthen engaged with the thread I5 and is drawn through the three aforesaidloops to form a new loop 20. As is seen in Figs. 8 to l0, inclusive, thethread I5 becomes a securing line of stitches and includes a line ofinter-locking loops 20 located along the back edge of one of the piecesI4 and transverse loops 2| extended between said pieces I4. Thetransverse loops 2| are extended inwards of the front faces 22 of thecrocheted pieces I4. With this construction only the parallel arms ofthe transverse loops 2I are visible from the front faces of the piecesI4. A feature of this construction is the fact that when the pieces I4are stretched relative to each other, the stresses Will be taken by theparallel sides of the loops 2 I, and when the pieces are released theparallel sides of the loops 2I will draw the adjacent crocheted piecesI4 together. With this construction the tendency of the crocheted piecesI4 to become distorted due to stresses onV the pieces forming thehandbag, is materially reduced.

While I have illustrated and described the rpreferred embodiments of myinvention,V it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope or the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a crocheted handbag having a bag-like outer layer formed of aplurality of small crocheted pieces, stitches securing together theadjacent edges of said pieces, said stitches being crocheted withinter-engaged loops extending along the back side of one of the piecesand transverse loops extending between adjacent pieces. y L *l 2.l In acrocheted handbag havinga bag-like outer layer formed of a pluralityofsmall crocheted pieces, stitches securing together the adjacent edgesof said pieces, said stitches being crocheted with inter-engaged loopsextending along the back side of one of the pieces and transverse loopsextending between adjacent pieces, said transverse loops having parallelsides which are visible when the pieces are pulled away from each other.

3. In a crocheted handbag having a bag-like outer layer formed of aplurality of small crocheted pieces, stitches securing together theadjacent edges of said pieces, said stitches being crocheted Withinter-engaged loops extending along the back side of one of the piecesand transverse loops extending between adjacent pieces, said transverseloops being located inwards of the front faces of the crocheted pieces.

LILLY KERTESZ ROTKEL.

